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Greetings (and some observations) from the UK

Greetings from the UK one'n'all. This blog comes from you from Bristol in the South West of England. A fun fact about Bristol: it is both a city and a county. Something I didn't realise until about a day ago, and something I'll never consider again. Nor should you. This…

Sean WaltersAugust 2, 2024

Recruitment

The Three ‘R’s’ of Recruitment

While my esteemed colleague and boss is over in the UK scoping out the market for some talent, I'm taking the reins on this week's blog. He loves being in the UK sooo much I don’t know if he will ever come home..... After three months of spending over nine…

Claudia Dawson-JennerJuly 26, 2024

Employment Politics Recruitment

Things can only get (worse before they get) better

I've become a real doom-monger of late. And of all the "mongers" to be, doom are probably the worst. They're certainly the least fun at parties. However, writing New Zealand's third best recruitment blog in 2024 has sealed my fate. My Thursday evenings are spent trying to dig up a…

Sean WaltersJuly 12, 2024

Employment Human Resources Politics Recruitment

MBIE: Procurement, with all the charm of gum disease

Birthdays are a special time. A time to reflect on progress and achievements. A time to look to the future with renewed optimism. No matter what you've gone through, a birthday marks the start of a new year. And "new year" can mean "new you". And so it is as…

Sean WaltersJuly 5, 2024

Job Boards Recruitment Technology

Is SEEK’s “variable pricing” a scam?

Given that it was only this week that we entered the annual SARA Awards, now is not the time to be bagging SEEK in a blog. However, regular readers will know that this blog isn't about being commercially astute. It's about gossip, rumours, wild conjecture, and calling it as it…

Sean WaltersJune 21, 2024

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

The RCSA Awards: And the winners are…

My word is it that time of year again? Regular readers will know that I typically scrape two blogs apiece from our two recruitment industry awards here in Aotearoa - one to make a prediction, and one to name the winners and demonstrate how little I know. My trip to…

Sean WaltersJune 14, 2024

Recruitment

Revealed: How Much Money NZ Recruiters Really Make

You want to get the highest base salary as a kiwi agency recruiter? Get onto a Banking & Financial Services desk. Or you want the chance to bill the most fees, and have the highest overall earnings? Then find your way onto a Procurement & Supply Chain desk. Or maybe…

Jonathan RiceJune 7, 2024

Politics Recruitment Work

Five BIG stories from the world of Recruitment

Regular readers will know that I often find myself scraping around for a blog topic on a Friday morning. Not so today. Following the blog hotline ringing off the hook this week, here's a snapshot of FIVE big things that have happened to the industry. Think of this like a…

Sean WaltersMay 31, 2024

Employment Human Resources Politics Recruitment

The echoes of AoG: Pushing Wellington Recruiters to their limit…and beyond

It pains me to report that life for recruiters in our capital is set to get worse before it gets any better. This week, it was bought to my attention that not content in forcing recruiters to work to the dismal rates of the new(ish) AoG contract, a number of…

Sean WaltersMay 17, 2024

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Recruiters and their handcuffs

We're all mature enough to admit that sometimes nothing beats being handcuffed to a bedpost and spanked by a friend, colleague, or loved one. Not all handcuffs provide stressed-out recruiters with kinky relief however. Some bind us to doing jobs we really don't want to be doing. Actually, it's not…

Sean WaltersMay 10, 2024

Greetings (and some observations) from the UK

The Three ‘R’s’ of Recruitment

Things can only get (worse before they get) better

MBIE: Procurement, with all the charm of gum disease

Is SEEK’s “variable pricing” a scam?

The RCSA Awards: And the winners are…

Revealed: How Much Money NZ Recruiters Really Make

Five BIG stories from the world of Recruitment

The echoes of AoG: Pushing Wellington Recruiters to their limit…and beyond

Recruiters and their handcuffs

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